Mansour Omari had been held nearly a year in an underground Syrian prison, tortured and starved, when his name was called by the guards. He was going to be released. The other prisoners hugged him and wept. In the dark, they whispered, "Don't forget us." Omari would not forget. When he...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The Islamic State has inflicted heavy losses on the elite forces in eastern Deir Ezzor province, killing at least 250 troops and wounding 280 more in three weeks of clashes, sources told Zaman al-Wasl. The Tiger Units, led by notorious general Suhail al-Hassan,...

Much has changed since Syria’s warring sides met for the last round of U.N.-brokered talks in Geneva last summer. The Islamic State group has been defeated in all its major strongholds, rebels seeking to topple President Bashar Assad have been significantly weakened and Russia, Iran,...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Zuhair Ahmed Ibrahim, the military pilot and notorious brigadier general, stood behind the killing of 60 people and wounding 450 more last Tuesday when his Russian Su-24 pounded the northern town of Atareb with six high-explosive bombs, source told Zaman al-Wasl. The...